Painter Rock Hill–Hillside Trail, 5 sights
13 mi · ▲ 2,152 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Painter Rock Hill–Hillside Trail, 5 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Roaring Run Natural Area near Myersbrook, PA. The route reaches Painter Rock Hill at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 2,152 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Painter Rock Hill–Hillside Trail, 5 sights
13 mi · ▲ 2,152 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,858–2,919 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Run Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.05572, -79.27931
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 61° · precip 20% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Koring Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hillside Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Roaring Run Trail, heading NW.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Painter Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto McKenna Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Old Painter Rock Trail (abandoned), heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Painter Rock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto McKenna Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Painter Rock Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Roaring Run Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miSharp left onto Hillside Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Koring Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Jones Mill Run Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Hillside Trail–Koring Trail, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 434 ft
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